carburar
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carburar
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (chemistry)
a. to carburet
La gasolina se carbura con aire utilizando un carburador sencillo montado en la toma de aire.Gasoline is carbureted with air using a simple carburetor mounted at the air intake.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
2. (colloquial) (figurative) (to think clearly)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Estuve levantada estudiando toda la noche, y ahora no carburo.I stood up studying the whole night, and now I'm not very with it.
Juan es un tipo inteligente, pero algunos días no carbura.Juan is a smart guy, but some days he's not all there.
3. (colloquial) (figurative) (to perform adequately)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. to work properly
¿Qué le pasa a la cafetera? No carbura.What's wrong with the coffee maker? It's not working properly.
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